Senior NPD Technician
Company: Intuitive
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: May 15, 2022
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Job Description:
Company DescriptionAt Intuitive, we are united behind our
mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing
care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the
potential of physicians to heal without constraints. As a pioneer
and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster
an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference.
For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care
teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest
challenges and advance what is possible.Intuitive has been built by
the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe
great ideas can come from anywhere-we strive to foster an inclusive
culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect.We
lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best
work as theirmost authentic selves. Passionate people who want to
make a difference drive our culture-our team members are grounded
in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get
things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us
think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to
support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our
mission and achieve their highest potential.Join a team committed
to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare
professionals and their patients. Together,let's advance the world
of minimally invasive care.Job DescriptionPrimary Function of
Position:Intuitive Surgical, Inc. produces the Ion Bronchoscopy
system, a minimally invasive robotic catheter system that accesses
deep into the lungs and offers treatment not possible with
conventional tools.This senior technician will support design
engineers to build new steering catheter prototypes. The ideal
candidate will be fully proficient in all typical catheter
manufacturing processes. The candidate should be comfortable
working with minimal supervision, and with minimal work
instructions and be able to take ideas from R&D engineers and
figure out how to build fully functional catheter prototypes.Roles
& Responsibilities: - - - - - - - He/She will be responsible for
completion of all manufacturing process on prototype steerable and
non-steerable catheters including soldering, laser welding,
microscopic wire and cable stripping, hot box reflowing and thermal
bonding, braiding, adhesive bonding and laminating. - - - - - - -
The successful candidate will be expected to train production
operators and draft manufacturing instructions as products mature.
- - - - - - - In addition to early prototype builds with minimal
instruction, the candidate should be equally comfortable building
V&V units by following formal work instructions and be adept at
completing lot history records. - - - - - - - He/She will conduct
wide variety of testing at a system, catheter or sub assembly
level. - - - - - - - The candidate will also be expected to design
and build simple fixtures or tools as necessary to help build
prototypes. - - - - - - - The ideal candidate will be resourceful
with a 'can do' attitude and will be expected to work with
available materials and tools (that may not be ideal size) while
optimized designs are on order.QualificationsSkills, Experience,
Education, & Training: - - - - - - - Minimum 10 years of experience
as an R&D prototyping technician supporting all stages of
complex catheter product development. - - - - - - - At least 5
years of experience with steerable catheter prototyping in an
R&D environment. - - - - - - - Skilled in all advanced catheter
prototype fabrication techniques as outlined below with both
detailed and general design descriptions. ---- - - - - - -
Braiding: Highly skilled at running Steeger horizontal braiders
including changing out wire sizes, replacing ratchet and carrier
tension springs, assembling multiple lumens through the nose cone,
incorporating axial members through the triaxial posts etc.--- - -
- - - - Laminating: Highly skilled at handling and loading
thin-walled flexible extrusions onto mandrels, selecting
appropriate heat shrink materials and determining lamination
parameters to achieves optimal product performance.--- - - - - - -
Thermal bonding/reflowing with hotbox: Highly skilled at flowing
and shaping various durometers of thermoplastics over braid and
rings and achieving reliable thermal bonds while avoiding exposed
braid.--- - - - - - - Adhesive Bonding: Highly proficient with the
handling and application of all types of medical device adhesives
including cyanoacrylates, UV curable adhesives and 2-part
epoxies.--- - - - - - - Soldering/laser welding: Highly experienced
bonding metals including determining process parameters, with and
without fixturing for tensile strength and electrical
continuity.--- - - - - - - General Assembly: Experienced with all
steerable catheter assembly processes including but not limited to
liner stretching, coil pipe termination, braid termination, mandrel
removal and pull-wire termination - - - - - - - Experience with
small hand tools, such as tweezers, cutters, pin vise, crimpers,
blades - - - - - - - Proficient working under microscopes with
small parts - - - - - - - Experience working in cleanroom
environment - - - - - - - Exceptional attention to
detail.Additional InformationAll your information will be kept
confidential according to EEO guidelines.Due to the nature of our
business and the role, please note that Intuitive and/or your
customer(s) may require that you show current proof of vaccination
against certain diseases including COVID-19. - Details can vary by
role.Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We
provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants
and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any
type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected
veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other
status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.We
will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and
conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws. Shift : Day
Travel : NoneTravel Requirements:None Shift:Day
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